Match Report
| Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Manuel Zanini | M. Zanini |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Graham Scowcroft | G. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Trevor Fox | T. Fox | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Gianfranco Minopoli | G. Minopoli | |||||||||
| Ian Gardner | I. Gardner | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Jon Plowright | J. Plowright | |||||||||
| Stuart Griffin | S. Griffin | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Jonathan Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
| Craig Clarke | C. Clarke | | 52 | D | | 5 | | M | 44 | | Paul Moncur | P. Moncur | |||||||||
| Steve Prior | S. Prior | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 42 | | Terry Kasper | T. Kasper | |||||||||
| Alex James | A. James |  | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 41 | | Ross Tiler | R. Tiler | |||||||||
| Richard Sullivan | R. Sullivan | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Saul Vieri | S. Vieri | |||||||||
| Kelvin Maclean | K. Maclean | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Simon Brown | S. Brown | |||||||||
| Max Moffat | M. Moffat | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Jody Cutler | J. Cutler | |||||||||
| Duncan Palmer | D. Palmer | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Stefan Zola | S. Zola | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play Bristol Rovers in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Charlton Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Charlton Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers start the match!
18.19
0-0Terry Kasper brings the ball forward. Terry Kasper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.49
0-0Gianfranco Minopoli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Moncur. Paul Moncur sees space and advances. Paul Moncur knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.26
Ian Gardner chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Prior. Steve Prior knocks the ball forward to Duncan Palmer. Duncan Palmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
34.53
0-0Charlton Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bristol Rovers's defence.
36.39
Steve Prior advances with the ball. Steve Prior shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
39.08
0-0Steve Prior makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Palmer. Duncan Palmer passes the ball forward to Max Moffat. Max Moffat cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Graham Scowcroft.
40.37
0-0Jon Plowright makes a simple pass to Ross Tiler. Ross Tiler flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Zola. Stefan Zola passes the ball forward but Jody Cutler is offside!
44.27
0-1Jonathan Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Terry Kasper. Terry Kasper knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Zola. Stefan Zola shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stefan Zola!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
48.52
Jonathan Taylor knocks the ball forward to Paul Moncur. Paul Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.52
Steve Prior passes the ball forward to Duncan Palmer. Duncan Palmer whips in a cross ball towards Kelvin Maclean. Kelvin Maclean flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.48
Bristol Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Charlton Athletic's defence.
55.39
Jon Plowright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Kasper. Terry Kasper brings the ball forward. Terry Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Zola but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.27
Ian Gardner makes a simple pass to Alex James. Alex James brings the ball forward. Alex James goes all the way! Alex James shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
59.57
0-1Kelvin Maclean clumsily knocks into Jonathan Taylor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jonathan Taylor grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.51
0-1Paul Moncur hacks Richard Sullivan from behind! The referee calls over Paul Moncur and warns him to calm down! Richard Sullivan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.05
Alex James makes a probing pass to Kelvin Maclean. Kelvin Maclean shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Graham Scowcroft manages to gather it comfortably.
69.06
Alex James threads the ball through to Duncan Palmer. Duncan Palmer lofts in a cross ball towards Max Moffat. Max Moffat is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Graham Scowcroft manages to keep it out.
71.33
Craig Clarke passes the ball forward to Steve Prior. Steve Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Moffat. Max Moffat plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Palmer and rushes in on goal... Max Moffat shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.40
Jonathan Taylor sees a break and surges forward. Jonathan Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Brown. Simon Brown sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.58
Terry Kasper makes a simple pass to Simon Brown. Simon Brown tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
79.10
Jon Plowright chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Kasper. Terry Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Zola. Stefan Zola shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.13
Terry Kasper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Gardner.
83.32
Alex James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Palmer. Duncan Palmer shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
The game is drawn at 1-1 and so goes to penalties!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Full Time Score
Normal Play Goals
Penalty Shootout
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Duncan Palmer 83 | Stefan Zola 44 |